wyszukanych pozycji: 2510
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Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations
ISBN: 9781512309737 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 38 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund: Programs and Policy Issues
ISBN: 9781506018539 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. As communities face a variety of economic challenges, some are looking to local banks and financial institutions for solutions that address the specific development needs of low-income and distressed communities. Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) provide financial products and services, such as mortgage financing for homebuyers and not-for-profit developers; underwriting and risk capital for community facilities; technical assistance; and commercial loans and investments to small, start-up, or expanding businesses. CDFIs include regulated institutions, such as community...
As communities face a variety of economic challenges, some are looking to local banks and financial institutions for solutions that address the specif...
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Herbarium Reviews for Four Parks in the Southern Colorado Plateau Network
ISBN: 9781491253625 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Since herbarium specimens are the primary form of evidence for vascular plant species occurrence in national park units, accurate specimen information must be maintained in the service-wide database for documenting species in national parks, NPSpecies. In this project, we accessioned, cataloged, veri-fied, and databased all herbarium specimens taken from four national parks: Aztec Ruins National Monument, El Malpais National Monument, El Morro National Monu-ment, and Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument."
Since herbarium specimens are the primary form of evidence for vascular plant species occurrence in national park units, accurate specimen information...
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Bee Health: The Role of Pesticides
ISBN: 9781508604679 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Water Quality and Nuisance Species Management in the Fort Pulaski National Monument Moat
ISBN: 9781492826385 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In 2008, the staff at Fort Pulaski National Monument (FOPU) staff requested assistance from the Southeast Coast Network (SECN) to assist in water quality sampling in their moat. After experiencing a fish kill and an increase in nuisance weeds in the moat SECN worked with the park to develop a plan to manage these issues. The decision was made to attempt three partial water changes in the moat surrounding Fort Pulaski. Both short-term and long-term water sampling was planned in order to measure the benefits of these water changes.
In 2008, the staff at Fort Pulaski National Monument (FOPU) staff requested assistance from the Southeast Coast Network (SECN) to assist in water qual...
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The Help America Vote Act and Election Administration: Overview and Issues
ISBN: 9781505322347 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The deadlocked November 2000 presidential election focused national attention on previously obscure details of election administration. Even before the U.S. Supreme Court had resolved the election in December, numerous bills to address the failings of the election system were introduced in Congress and state legislatures. The response at the federal level was the Help America Vote Act (HAVA; P.L. 107-252), enacted in 2002. HAVA created the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), established a set of election administration requirements, and provided federal funding, but did not supplant state...
The deadlocked November 2000 presidential election focused national attention on previously obscure details of election administration. Even before th...
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Inventory of Mammals at Valley Forge National Historical Park
ISBN: 9781492792277 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. We conducted an inventory of mammalian species at Valley Forge National Historical Park (VAFO), Pennsylvania, during 2004. Our objective was to update existing records of mammalian species observed previously in the park and, possibly, add records of species not observed previously. Opportunistic observations, spotlight surveys, and live-trapping were used to inventory mammals.
We conducted an inventory of mammalian species at Valley Forge National Historical Park (VAFO), Pennsylvania, during 2004. Our objective was to update...
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Poverty in the United States: 2013
ISBN: 9781507870013 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In 2013, 45.3 million people were counted as poor in the United States under the official poverty measure-a number statistically unchanged from the 46.5 million people estimated as poor in 2012. The poverty rate, or percent of the population considered poor under the official definition, was reported at 14.5% in 2013, a statistically significant drop from the estimated 15.0% in 2012. Poverty in the United States increased markedly over the 2007-2010 period, in tandem with the economic recession (officially marked as running from December 2007 to June 2009), and remained unchanged at a...
In 2013, 45.3 million people were counted as poor in the United States under the official poverty measure-a number statistically unchanged from the 46...
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Integrated Upland Monitoring Protocol for the Southern Colorado Plateau Network
ISBN: 9781492160731 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Vegetation composition and structure, upland hydrologic function, and soil stability were identified as core vital signs for long-term monitoring in the Southern Colorado Plateau Network of the National Park Service.
Vegetation composition and structure, upland hydrologic function, and soil stability were identified as core vital signs for long-term monitoring in t...
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Northeast Temperate Network Breeding Landbird Monitoring Protocol Northeast Temperate Network
ISBN: 9781492918608 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This protocol has been developed for long-term monitoring of forest breeding bird populations within the National Park Service (NPS) Northeast Temperate Network (NETN) as part of the Inventory & Monitoring Program (IM). NETN consists of 13 parks, including the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (APPA). Excluding APPA, the parks total approximately 18,500 ha, with diverse cultural and natural resources. They range in size from just 4 ha at Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (SAIR), located near densely populated Boston, Massachusetts, to over 15,800 ha at Maine's Acadia National Park...
This protocol has been developed for long-term monitoring of forest breeding bird populations within the National Park Service (NPS) Northeast Tempera...
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Cybercrime: Conceptual Issues for Congress and U.S. Law Enforcement
ISBN: 9781507735503 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Twenty-first century criminals increasingly rely on the Internet and advanced technologies to further their criminal operations. These criminals can easily leverage the Internet to carry out traditional crimes such as distributing illicit drugs and sex trafficking. In addition, they exploit the digital world to facilitate crimes that are often technology driven, including identity theft, payment card fraud, and intellectual property theft. Cybercrimes have economic, public health, and national security implications, among others. For over three decades, Congress has been concerned about...
Twenty-first century criminals increasingly rely on the Internet and advanced technologies to further their criminal operations. These criminals can e...
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Veterans? Medical Care: FY2015 Appropriations
ISBN: 9781502840905 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides benefits to veterans who meet certain eligibility criteria. Benefits to veterans range from disability compensation and pensions to hospital and medical care. The VA provides these benefits through three major operating units: the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), and the National Cemetery Administration (NCA). This report focuses on funding for the VHA. The VHA is primarily a direct service provider of primary care, specialized care, and related medical and social support services to veterans...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides benefits to veterans who meet certain eligibility criteria. Benefits to veterans range from disabilit...
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Climate Monitoring in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: Annual Report 2008
ISBN: 9781492715306 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This report documents the 2008 monthly and annual climate summaries and climatic extremes for weather stations located within park units of the Northern Colorado Plateau Inventory and Monitor-ing Network (NCPN) and three stations located near park boundaries. In 2008, mean annual maxi-mum and minimum temperatures tended to be below average throughout much of the NCPN region, while snowfall was notably above long-term averages. Diff erences between long-term means and this year's measures of average minimum and maximum temperature and total precipitation (and snow-fall) were not related to the...
This report documents the 2008 monthly and annual climate summaries and climatic extremes for weather stations located within park units of the Northe...
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Lower Stehekin River Cutthroat Trout and Rainbow Trout spawning surveys 2009-2011 summary report
ISBN: 9781492847724 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Chelan County Public Utilities District, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, United States Forest Service and North Cascades National Park cooperatively manage fish populations within Lake Chelan and its tributaries in accordance with the Lake Chelan Fisheries Plan (Lake Chelan Fishery Plan 2007). The fish management goal under the Lake Chelan Fisheries Plan is to beneficially alter the abundance and composition of fish species in Lake Chelan through continuing efforts to restore and enhance native fisheries.
Chelan County Public Utilities District, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, United States Forest Service and North Cascades National Pa...
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PILT (Payments in Lieu of Taxes): Somewhat Simplified
ISBN: 9781512273458 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress
ISBN: 9781505904819 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress. Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time. There have been exceptions to the Navy's ship-naming rules, particularly for the purpose of naming a ship for a person when the rule for that type of ship would have called for it to be named for something else. Some observers in recent years have perceived a breakdown in, or corruption of, the rules for naming Navy...
Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance...
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Changes in the Arctic
ISBN: 9781499669398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The diminishment of Arctic sea ice has led to increased human activities in the Arctic, and has heightened interest in, and concerns about, the region's future. The United States, by virtue of Alaska, is an Arctic country and has substantial interests in the region. On January 12, 2009, the George W. Bush Administration released a presidential directive, called National Security Presidential Directive 66/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 25 (NSPD 66/HSPD 25), establishing a new U.S. policy for the Arctic region. Record low extents of Arctic sea ice over the past decade have focused...
The diminishment of Arctic sea ice has led to increased human activities in the Arctic, and has heightened interest in, and concerns about, the region...
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Eisenhower National Historic Site and Gettysburg National Military Park: Weather of 2009
ISBN: 9781491214992 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Weather and climate are widely recognized as key drivers of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, affecting biotic as well as abiotic ecosystem characteristics and processes. Global and regional scale climatic patterns, trends, and variations are critical to the cycling of elements, nutrients, and minerals through the ecosystems and can deliver pollutants from regional and even global sources. These variations and trends influence the fundamental properties of ecologic systems such as soil-water relationships, and plant-soil processes and their disturbance rates and intensity. Information...
Weather and climate are widely recognized as key drivers of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, affecting biotic as well as abiotic ecosystem characte...
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Wetland Inventory and Mapping Report: Valley Forge National Historical Park
ISBN: 9781494453428 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The primary objective of this report is to describe and document the wetland inventory and mapping work performed from 2 May 2011 to 28 July 2011 at Valley Forge National Historical Park (Valley Forge NHP). This report was prepared, in part, to satisfy the regulatory requirements of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which has jurisdictional authority over wetlands and waterways of the United States under the purview of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act; the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), who have authority over wetlands and waterways under the purview of...
The primary objective of this report is to describe and document the wetland inventory and mapping work performed from 2 May 2011 to 28 July 2011 at V...
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Food Safety Issues for the 114th Congress
ISBN: 9781508602941 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Congress passed comprehensive food safety legislation in December 2010 (FDA Food Safety Modernization Act FSMA], P.L. 111-353), representing the largest expansion and overhaul of U.S. food safety authorities since the 1930s. FSMA greatly expanded food safety oversight authority at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), but did not alter oversight authorities within other federal agencies responsible for food safety, such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Given challenges facing FDA in implementing this law and also a...
Congress passed comprehensive food safety legislation in December 2010 (FDA Food Safety Modernization Act FSMA], P.L. 111-353), representing the larg...
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